"aspirin" in the noun sense
1. aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph
the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form used as an antipyretic slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
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